the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
phonology
Noun
the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
paleology
Noun
the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities
phonemics
Noun
the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
palaeology
Noun
the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities
protohistory
Noun
the study humans prior to the invention of writing
protoanthropology
Noun
the study humans prior to the invention of writing
protoarcheology
Noun
the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils
protoarchaeology
Noun
the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils
paleoethnography
Noun
the ethnography of paleolithic humans
palaeoethnography
Noun
the ethnography of paleolithic humans
physical anthropology
Noun
the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings
patent law
Noun
that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents
pragmatics
Noun
the study of language use
paternalism
Noun
the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
political science
Noun
the study of government of states and other political units
practical politics
Noun
politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
political sympathies
Noun
the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
propositional logic
Noun
a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them
propositional calculus
Noun
a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them
predicate calculus
Noun
a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)
proclivity
Noun
a natural inclination
political economy
Noun
the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
predilection
Noun
a predisposition in favor of something
predilection
Noun
a strong liking
prescriptive linguistics
Noun
an account of how a language should be used instead of how it is actually used
phenomenology
Noun
the study of the structures of experience, or consciousness
phenomenology
Noun
a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account
philosophical doctrine
Noun
a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
proxemics
Noun
the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations
philosophical theory
Noun
a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
psephology
Noun
the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)
penology
Noun
the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation
poenology
Noun
the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation
patristics
Noun
the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers
patristics
Noun
the writings of the early Church Fathers
patrology
Noun
the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers
patrology
Noun
the writings of the early Church Fathers
polemics
Noun
the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
precept
Noun
a doctrine that is taught
precept
Noun
rule of personal conduct
progressivism
Noun
the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society
protology
Noun
the study of origins and first things
parochialism
Noun
a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish
peace advocacy
Noun
any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations
prescriptivism
Noun
(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
prescriptivism
Noun
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
public exposure
Noun
the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
polytheism
Noun
belief in multiple Gods
paganism
Noun
any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism